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Minerals used in electric cars: How much does the US import and from where?

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Canada, Norway, Finland, Russia. Norway, Canada, Japan, Finland. Argentina, Chile, China, Russia. The main import sources for the eight minerals are Canada (nickel and zinc), China (natural graphite and rare earths), Chile (copper), Gabon (manganese), Norway (cobalt), and Argentina (lithium). Natural graphite.

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GlobalData: growing global electric vehicle market will more than double lithium demand over the next 5 years

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This in turn will result in increased consumption of lithium and support investment in mine expansions across Chile and Australia and new mine development in Chile, Australia, Argentina and Canada. In Europe, Norway accounted for 5.4% In 2017, 1.1 of global sales, followed by Germany (4.8%) and the UK (4.1%).

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EIA forecasts growing liquid fuels production in Brazil, Canada, and China through 2023

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The remaining key sources of forecast non-OPEC production growth come from Norway, Argentina, Kazakhstan, Oman, and Guyana. US refinery utilization averages 94% in 3Q22 in the forecast, as a result of high wholesale product margins.

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Daimler Buses acquires a 5.25% stake in IVU AG; strategic partnership for integrated mobility

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The Daimler Buses division was thus able to maintain its position as market leader in the most important core markets EU30 (EU, Switzerland and Norway), Brazil, Argentina and Mexico. The sustained high demand for complete buses, the slowly recovering Brazilian economy and growth in India were major contributors to this sales success.

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NOAA: Global temperatures in March make coolest March since 1999 even with US’ record-breaking warmth

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Warmer-than-average conditions occurred across nearly all of Canada, the contiguous United States, Mexico, Europe, Argentina, Peru, and parts of northern and central Russia, India, China, and eastern Brazil. Cooler-than-average regions included Alaska, Australia, eastern and western Russia, and parts of New Zealand.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

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Lithium is a metal that is mined in the deserts of Australia, China, Argentina, and Chile. In Norway they have made a huge shift to electric vehicles in a very short time. Electric Vehicles sales in Norway have reached over 50% of all vehicles sold. So what about the lithium used in EV batteries?

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US convenes Minerals Security Partnership meeting

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MSP partners participating in the meeting included: Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

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